GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Everywhere Green Bay Packers rookie Rashan Gary looks, there’s opportunity for an education.
His locker at Lambeau Field sits between two veteran free-agent edge rushers, Preston Smith to one side and Za’Darius Smith to the other. He can watch J.J. Watt’s practice habits when Watt and the Houston Texans come to town for joint practices next month. He’s already studied Aaron Donald’s physique and tried to build his body in the same mold as the NFL’s top defensive player.
Combine that with the high-energy teaching of new Packers outside linebackers coach Mike Smith, what more could the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft want?